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Will the Senate Really Take Up Donald Trump's Impeachment?
National Interest ^ | 1/20/2021 | Rachel Bucchino

Posted on 01/20/2021 7:00:08 AM PST by Onthebrink

The timeline of President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial remains uncertain as the Senate came back from recess Tuesday to confirm a spate of President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) provided no clear indication over when Democrats would formally transmit the article of impeachment to the Senate that charged Trump with “incitement of insurrection” for his lead in the riots on the U.S. Capitol building.

“In terms of the timing, as I mentioned, one week ago, on January 6th, there was an active insurrection perpetrated on the Capitol of the United States incentivized by the President of the United States,” Pelosi told reporters Friday. “One week later, Wednesday to Wednesday, that President was impeached in a bipartisan way by the House of Representatives. So urgent was the matter they’re now working on taking this to trial, and you’ll be the first to know when we announce that we’re going over there.”

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TOPICS: Government; History; Politics
KEYWORDS: 2020election; 2024election; donaldtrump; impeachment
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To: jdsteel

I like how you think! Unlike during Trump’s sham impeachments there will be no need to manufacture evidence to convict him and remove him. Like that’ll ever happen. . .


21 posted on 01/20/2021 7:43:39 AM PST by Rocco DiPippo
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To: livius

That is a bill of attainder.

I cant even see the SCOTUS going along with that. But, I couldnt see the scotus going along with 4-5 states violating the US Constitution either so..


22 posted on 01/20/2021 7:45:22 AM PST by crz
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To: Onthebrink
Trump needs to start his new Patriot Party today. It will soon have 70 million members. The GOPe will sit there and wonder, "What happened?"

We support Trump. Not the GOP

23 posted on 01/20/2021 7:46:48 AM PST by FatherofFive (We support Trump. Not the GOP)
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To: Onthebrink

The Uni-party - shredding the Constitution for fun and profit.


24 posted on 01/20/2021 8:00:52 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Onthebrink

Personally I think all this impeachment is, is a ace for the Washington establishment (Democrats AND Republicans) to keep in the back pocket to shut Trump up. If President Trump keeps quiet and spends his days on the golf course, impeachment will never see the light of day, but the second he starts talking about running in 2024, starting a news channel or forming an independent party, then -BAM- impeachment hearings will begin.


25 posted on 01/20/2021 8:05:37 AM PST by apillar
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To: Pikachu_Dad

An exercise in futility, but what the heck, as long as the Senate busies itself with impeachment, that is how long it shall be until they take up consideration of Biden’s Cabinet and ambassadorial nominations. And they can be strung out over MONTHS.

No other business need be taken up by the Senate in all that time. A lot of mischief won’t be carried out.

Slow-walking bills and other business is such a luxurious exercise.


26 posted on 01/20/2021 8:11:48 AM PST by alloysteel (No night is so dark, that it cannot fall into an absolute blackness. But hope springs eternal.)
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To: jdsteel

They don’t want to impeach Biden. They’ll declare him incompetent and install the woman.


27 posted on 01/20/2021 8:24:09 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Neither safety nor security exists in nature. Everything is dangerous and has risk.)
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To: BuffaloJack

“They don’t want to impeach Biden. They’ll declare him incompetent and install the woman.”

I’ve heard that before, but that makes absolutely no sense. Kamalama Ding Dong will be no more compliant than old Joe. They are FINE with Joe being in there for at least 2 years, so she can run as POTUS twice more. And they need to do that in a way as to hoodwink the old school Democrats.


28 posted on 01/20/2021 8:35:20 AM PST by jdsteel ("A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it." Sorry Ben, looks like we blew it.)
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To: crz

I agree, we’ve seen a lot of things we never thought we’d see, so who knows what SCOTUS would decide? Or maybe they’d do what they did with the election challenges, decide not to decide.


29 posted on 01/20/2021 8:36:51 AM PST by livius
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To: Onthebrink

It’s why they were ‘elected’ isn’t it???


30 posted on 01/20/2021 8:50:33 AM PST by SMARTY (“If you have ten thousand regulations, you destroy all respect for the law.” Winston Churchill)
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To: jdsteel
I don't think even the Democrats can stand to have Kamala as President for 9 years 11 months and 29 days. If Biden's dementia becomes too obvious they may force Biden to resign and tell Kamala she gets one full term of her own. Sort of like Teddy Roosevelt or Truman having almost 8 years.

2024 could be a snap if the GOP establishment has banned Trump, so Trump runs as head of a new party and the GOP nominates Nikki Haley or John Kasich. 1912 scenario.

31 posted on 01/20/2021 8:52:54 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Psalm 73

32 posted on 01/20/2021 8:59:52 AM PST by sockmonkey (Conservative. Not a Neocon.)
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To: alloysteel

Cabinet positions are always a priority.

Hopefully there are some people with (xxx) in the Senate.


33 posted on 01/20/2021 10:35:27 AM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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To: ShadowAce

The Senate can disqualify Trump from ever holding Federal office if convicted


34 posted on 01/20/2021 3:56:20 PM PST by ready2brd
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